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This page pulls together all our factsheets and publications on alcohol-related brain damage.
Alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) is an umbrella term used to describe the damage that can happen to the brain as a result of long-term heavy drinking.
There are a number of different symptoms of alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) but with the right support and treatment many of these can improve.
Key information for professionals who are supporting patients with suspected alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD).
It can be difficult to diagnose alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) so it's important to know what to look out for.
A handbook for the families, carers and friends of people with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD).
A guide to the legal arrangements in place to help someone with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) who is struggling to manage their own affairs.
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In addition to alcohol-related brain damage, alcohol can affect the brain and mental health in a number of ways,
Lauren Booker | July 2018 | 8 minutes
In 2012 alcohol consultant Lauren Booker received a phone call from a distraught man asking for help - and it started her on a road of discovery around a range of poorly understood conditions that fall under the umbrella term 'alcohol-related brain damage'.
Andrew Misell | July 2019 | 8 minutes
A new Rapid Evidence Review, commissioned by Alcohol Change UK, shows that to help someone recover from the damage long-term heavy drinking can do to the brain, we need to help them recover their whole self.
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